"iCarly Saves TV" is the 23rd episode of the first season of iCarly , originally aired on June 13, 2008.
: The show transforms into a generic, unfunny sitcom featuring a "sitcom family". [S1E23] iCarly Saves TV
A high-profile TV producer, Brad Brenner, offers to turn the iCarly webshow into a television series. While the gang is initially excited, the network begins making drastic changes that strip the show of its original identity: "iCarly Saves TV" is the 23rd episode of
: Leon Thomas III (who later starred in Victorious ) appears as Harper. While the gang is initially excited, the network
: Freddie is forced into menial tasks, such as being ordered to plunge a toilet.
While the trio is busy at the TV studio, a bored Mrs. Benson begins "mothering" Spencer, treating him like a young child.
: Sam is fired and replaced by Amber Tate, a bratty child star.